Where does “ábhalmhór” come from?
ábhalmhór (Irish) comes from Irish mór, from Old Irish mór, from Old Irish már, from Proto-Celtic māros, from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
ábhalmhór (Irish): colossal
Definitions
- colossal
Ancestry of “ábhalmhór”, step by step
ábhalmhór traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish mór
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | mór | big, large, great; magnify; exalt, extol;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | mór | big, great; a large amount, a large number; much,... |
| 3 | Old Irish | már | Alternative form of mór; great |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | māros | big, great |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | moh₁ros | great |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via Irish ábhal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | ábhal | great, immense, tremendous, vast |